SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It won't be long before Facebook's 1.6 billion users have more ways to quickly express their feelings on the world's largest social network. After four months of testing outside the U.S., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials say a U.N. aviation panel is recommending a ban on shipping rechargeable batteries as cargo on passenger airliners because the batteries can create fires capable of destroying planes. The International Civilian Aviation Organization's air navigation commission,…
[gtxvideo vid="3FpRfLWm" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/3FpRfLWm-120.jpg?cachebust=1454093349075" vtitle="Faith Matter vote"] Primaries are getting closer. But what are church leaders looking for in the next president? Someone they can identify with? or not? Our political analyst Steve Flowers says the evangelical vote is…
Attorney General Luther Strange stopped into Troy Wednesday to assist in honoring law enforcement. Several officers were honored at the Pike County Republican Women's meeting. They say law enforcement can be taken for granted and this was their way of…
[gtxvideo vid="OJP6ekMJ" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/OJP6ekMJ-120.jpg?cachebust=1454094816235" vtitle="Internet Exchange"] The Montgomery Internet Exchange (MIX) is a partnership between the city, state and Maxwell/Gunter Air Force Base. There is hope the new program will spark economic development statewide. Even though the MIX is…
[gtxvideo vid="zPiPKUyb" playlist="" pid="2gxTqEDg" thumb="http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/zPiPKUyb-120.jpg?cachebust=1454093296565" vtitle="Crime Lunch"] For 20 years, Crimestoppers of Central Alabama has been helping local law enforcement put criminals behind bars. Today, more than a dozen law enforcement officers were recognized and honored by Crimestoppers for going…
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Selma Police have informed Alabama News Network that a suspect wanted in December 2015 shooting has been arrested. Antonio Whatley was taken into custody by the US Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Task Force along with members of the…
Selma police say they, along with the U.S. Marshal's Gulf Coast Regional Task Force, arrested shooting suspect Antonio Whatley. Police say Whatley was wanted in connection with a shooting that happened on December 30, when a male was shot in…
State tourism officials have just released the list of Alabama's top 10 tourist attractions for 2015. Montgomery and Selma have both made the list. The Montgomery Zoo was the 8th most popular attraction in the state, with 230,992 visitors. The…
An Associated Press analysis shows that the closing of more than 150 Wal-Mart stores nationwide will create three food deserts in Alabama, Kansas and Arkansas. Stores slated to shut down Thursday will leave residents in parts of Fairfield, Alabama; Coal…
An Elmore County judge has returned a guilty verdict for a suspect charged in a 2014 murder in Millbrook. Jadrian Long has been convicted of the murder of 25-year-old Denard Williams of Montgomery. Police say Long shot Williams in October 2014…
Authorities say two Alabama men have been charged with possession of methamphetamine during a warrant execution. Decatur Police Department Sgt. Jason Hyder told the Decatur Daily that 21-year-old Richard Dalton Logan and 43-year-old Christopher Landon Eagle are charged with possession…
Police have arrested a former state Department of Corrections employee and charged her with attempting to smuggle synthetic marijuana into the Ventress Correctional Facility in Barbour County. Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton tells the Dothan Eagle corrections investigators recently…
United Way took time to say thank you to the people who helped make 2015 a year that helped make a difference to people across the River Region. The non-profit raised more than $4.7 million in 2015 though several campaigns…
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is holding a state surplus auction today in Montgomery. The auction is being held at the ADECA warehouse on Mobile Highway and will last until the last item is sold. A few…
Auburn's iconic War Eagle Supper Club, housed in a building that stood for nearly 80 years, has now been reduced to rubble to make way for a future mixed-use development. Auburn alumnus Bill Miller, owner of W.T. Miller Demolition…
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CLANTON, Ala. (AP) - An investigation is underway after a Clanton police officer and a Chilton County deputy fired their weapons, killing a man. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation announced the probe on Monday, two days…
A Selma man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Chilton County. David Austin Banks, 29, was killed when the 2010 Dodge Charger he was driving collided with a 2005 Peterbilt tractor trailer on U.S. 82 at the 111 mile marker. The crash occurred around…
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From the West Alabama Newsroom-- A wanted fugitive from justice on the run from authorities in Georgia is captured in Lowndes County. Authorities with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office say 40 year old Ryan Morgan was arrested at a residence…
This week, thousands of people across the country are coming together in the name of education. It's national school choice week and supporters took the steps of the state capitol to promote educational options and current legislation. Gov. Robert Bentley…
Attorney General Luther Strange announced in a statement that Alabama is one of 29 states and state agencies asking the U. S. Supreme Court to stop the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. The states say the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt…
